Dikhyaa Mohanty 
According to sources, the June 2 triple train tragedy in Odisha was caused by “human error” on the part of the employees, according to a study by the chief commissioner of railway safety. According to the safety commissioner investigation, staff members were “negligent” and failed to adhere to the electronic interlocking system’s standard operating procedures (SOPs), according to press sources.
The report was kept secret to avoid influencing a separate investigation being conducted by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), but the authorities declined to provide any information on the flaws highlighted in it.
If there was any other participation, the official said when asked if it was mentioned in the report. “The sabotage angle, if any, will only be probed by CBI,” one of the officials said while seeking anonymity.
The CRS report was emailed on Wednesday to the chairman of the railway board (CRB), Anil Kumar Lahoti, as well as the general manager of South Eastern Railways (SER), the division where the disaster occurred. The individual referenced above stated that “the report was shared with only these two officers and is accessible to only a handful top officials in the ministry.”
On June 2 evening, three trains — Kolkata-Chennai Coromandel Express, Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express and a goods train — were involved in one of the worst railway tragedies in the country in the last three decades that left at least 293 dead and nearly 1,100 injured in Balasore. Following the accident, two parallel investigations — one by the CRS and another by CBI — were ordered.
